Fionn Regan
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| Fionn Regan | |
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| Born | Bray, Ireland |
| Genre(s) | Folk, |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, Harmonica |
| Years active | 2002- |
| Label(s) | Bella Union, Lost Highway Records |
| Website | http://www.fionnregan.com/ |
Fionn Regan is an Irish singer-songwriter, poet and artist from Bray, Ireland.
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[edit] Overview
Regan's first releases were the single, "Little Miss Drunk", and three EPs titled Hotel Room, Reservior and Campaign Button, which were released on a small indie label, Anvil Records [1]. Following these releases, in 2006, Regan signed to former Cocteau Twin Simon Raymonde's independent record label, Bella Union, in the UK, resulting in Regan's debut album The End of History being released on 7 August 2006. Following the success of this, Regan was subsequently signed by American label, Lost Highway Records. The End of History was released in the US on July 10th, 2007.
The End of History was produced by Regan himself (mixing the album with Simon Raymonde). Mojo magazine gave the album four stars in a review that dubbed the disc "a debut that oozes rare confidence, startling maturity and originality"[citation needed], other publications such as The Times[1] and The Guardian [2] also gave the album four out of five stars.
Fionn has played many festivals around the world including the 2007 Glastonbury Festival, XPoNential Music Festival in Camden, New Jersey, Electric Picnic (Ireland), Summercase (Spain), Bestival (Isle of Wight) ACL (Austin, Texas) and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (San Francisco)[citation needed]. Fionn also appeared at Mountain stage alongside Loudon Wainwright III in Charleston, West Virginia[citation needed].
Regan cites such artists as Bob Dylan and Neil Young as influences.[3] [4]
Fionn was nominated for two Meteor Music Awards (Best Male and Best Newcomer) in 2006[citation needed] and The End of History was nominated for Irish album of the year 2006 at the Choice Music Prize [5] and was shortlisted for the 2007 Mercury Music Prize [6].
The single "Be Good or Be Gone" was used in "Grey's Anatomy" and E4's drama "Nearly Famous" in 2007 and "Skins" in 2008.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
[edit] EPs
- Campaign Button (EP) (2005)
- Hotel Room (EP) (April 14, 2004)
- Reservior (EP) (January 20, 2003)
[edit] Singles
- "Be Good or Be Gone" (February 5, 2006)
- "Little Miss Drunk" (July 29, 2002)
[edit] References
- ^ Fionn Regan: The End of History. Times Online.
- ^ Fionn Regan, The End of History. Guardian Unlimited.
- ^ Fionn Regan. RTÉ.
- ^ Fionn Regan. Drowned in Sound.
- ^ Shortlist. Choice Music Prize.
- ^ Shortlist. Nationwide Mercury Music Prize.
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